13:40 - A tricky-looking maiden with the majority unraced isn't the perfect way to start a placepot but experience is likely to count for plenty and we're going to take the pair who have already had an outing. Annie's Fortune and Summer Isles both made encouraging debuts and are expected to improve for the run, whilst the form of the latter's debut has worked out fairly well.
14:10 - Athenian and Isola Verde are both well handicapped and open to more progress than their rivals, so they look obvious choices in the second leg. Athenian was a selection in Monday's placepot when she landed a fillies' stakes at Chepstow and looks the type to go close on her hat-trick bid. Isola Verde won her one and only start at Redcar and there should be plenty more to come from the filly.
14:45 - Bella Ophelia shaped well on her latest start, responding well to pressure on her turf debut despite being positioned with very little chance of winning the race. A step up in trip could bring about further improvement, and the Timeform top-rated runner could be the one they all have to beat. Symphony Time is another to keep on side, stepping back down in trip having shaped as if a mile was too far for her last time - she rates as a good insurance policy.
15:20 - Shantaram has form well in advance of all of his rivals in the fourth leg and it would be a huge surprise if he wasn't to go on and win the race, let alone place. His second behind derby runner-up Main Sequence is very solid and Shantaram doesn't need to perform anywhere near his best to land this afternoon's contest.
15:55 - Illustrious Prince is a consistent sort and looks a solid selection to place in what could prove a difficult fifth leg. Atlantic Sport is very well handicapped on the pick of his form last year and is capable of going well fresh.
16:30 - Thomas Chippendale is a banker in the final leg, Sir Henry Cecil's three-year-old expected to improve markedly for his seasonal reappearance. Thomas Chippendale shaped like one of the best horses in the race last time at Newbury, travelling powerfully throughout, before displaying signs of inexperience inside the closing stages and eventually finishing fifth. The way in which the race was run would have disadvantaged him and he remains open to plenty of improvement on just his fourth racecourse start.
Selections
13:40 - 1, 9
14:10 - 8, 9
14:45 - 6, 8
15:20 - 7
15:55 - 1, 10
16:30 - 3
=16 Lines
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